Audio of Peter V. Karpovich on Current Trends of Physical Education

This is a digital copy of a recording made by Dr. Peter V. Karpovich on his views of the current trends in Physical Education. The digital copy is made from a short magnetic reel to reel tape and, as digitized, is approximately 2 minutes in duration. This is actually an exact copy of a larger recorder of Karpvoich speaking about his life and about his views on Physical Education and fitness. The original reel is undated, but from comments made on the larger recording it is believed to have been recorded in 1966 or 1967. To listen to the full passage, click here: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/10975Peter V. Karpovich (1896-1975) was born in Russia and trained as a medical doctor at the State Military Academy of Medicine in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia in 1919. Under increasing political and professional turmoil, he fled to Latvia in 1922. In Latvia, Karpovich worked at the Riga YMCA. In 1925, he traveled to the United States for an opportunity to conduct research at Springfield College. While there, he enrolled at the college as a special advanced student and earned a master’s degree in physical education. In 1927, while completing his studies, he became a professor of physiology at the college. In the late 1940s, he met and married his second wife, Josephine Rathbone, an acclaimed scholar of physical education and relaxation. From 1961 to 1969, he served as the director of the physiology research laboratory at Springfield College, where he published several seminal books. Karpovich was a founding member of the American College of Sports Medicine and a consultant to many goThis transcript is the exact same as the end portion of “Side Two of Audio of Karpovich speaking about his life and Physical Education” To hear the full passage, see here: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/10975